CVE-2007-5590

Multiple buffer overflows in Miranda before 0.7.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) IRC options, (2) Jabber forms, and unspecified aspects of the (3) ICQ and (4) Yahoo! instant messaging functionality. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2007-10-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5590 is rated Moderate Risk (60.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.34%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5590

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-07 10.95% 11.34% +0.39%
2 2025-09-25 9.32% 10.95% +1.62%
3 2025-07-15 9.32%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5590

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5590

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5590

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
miranda-im miranda <= 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:miranda-im:miranda:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5590

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